Global Patent Index - EP 4036658 A1

EP 4036658 A1 20220803 - UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Title (en)

UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Title (de)

EINHEIT UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

UNITÉ ET APPAREIL DE FORMATION D'IMAGES

Publication

EP 4036658 A1 20220803 (EN)

Application

EP 21190042 A 20210806

Priority

JP 2021015150 A 20210202

Abstract (en)

A unit includes: a developing device configured to develop an electrostatic charge image that is formed on a surface of an image carrier, as a toner image with a developer including a flat toner containing a flat pigment, the developer being accommodated in the developing device; and a transfer device including an intermediate transfer belt onto which the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier is primarily transferred, a primary transfer device configured to primarily transfer the toner image formed on the surface of the image carrier to a surface of the intermediate transfer belt, and a secondary transfer device configured to secondarily transfer the toner image on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt to a surface of a recording medium, wherein the intermediate transfer belt contains a resin and conductive carbon particles, and after the flat toner adheres to an outer circumferential surface of the intermediate transfer belt in a loading amount of 3 g/cm<sup>2</sup>, in a case where air is blown to the outer circumferential surface from an upper side of the outer circumferential surface while increasing a blowing pressure, all the flat toner adhering to the outer circumferential surface is separated from the outer circumferential surface at a blowing pressure of 25 kPa or less.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/16 (2006.01); G03G 9/08 (2006.01); G03G 9/09 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

G03G 9/0819 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/0821 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/0825 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/0827 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 9/08755 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/08795 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/08797 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/09 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/0902 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 9/0926 (2013.01 - CN EP); G03G 15/1605 (2013.01 - US); G03G 15/162 (2013.01 - CN EP US); G03G 15/1685 (2013.01 - CN); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01 - EP); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (applicant)

JP 2017062413 A 20170330 - FUJI XEROX CO LTD

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4036658 A1 20220803; EP 4036658 B1 20230503; CN 114839848 A 20220802; JP 2022118556 A 20220815; US 11693339 B2 20230704; US 2022244663 A1 20220804

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21190042 A 20210806; CN 202111058980 A 20210909; JP 2021015150 A 20210202; US 202117397232 A 20210809